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Climate-Related Local Extinctions Are Already Widespread among Plant and Animal Species by Wiens, John J

“…Current climate change may be a major threat to global biodiversity, but the extent of species loss will depend on the details of how species respond to…”
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Recent responses to climate change reveal the drivers of species extinction and survival by Román-Palacios, Cristian, Wiens, John J.

“…Climate change may be a major threat to biodiversity in the next 100 years. Although there has been important work on mechanisms of decline in some species, it…”
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Combining phylogenomic and supermatrix approaches, and a time-calibrated phylogeny for squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) based on 52 genes and 4162 species by Zheng, Yuchi, Wiens, John J.

“…[Display omitted] •Many studies analyze higher-level relationships with many genes but few taxa (e.g. phylogenomic).•Alternately, other studies analyze many…”
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The niche, biogeography and species interactions by Wiens, John J.

“…In this paper, I review the relevance of the niche to biogeography, and what biogeography may tell us about the niche. The niche is defined as the combination…”
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Trait‐based species richness: ecology and macroevolution by Wiens, John J.

“…ABSTRACT Understanding the origins of species richness patterns is a fundamental goal in ecology and evolutionary biology. Much research has focused on…”
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The origins of acoustic communication in vertebrates by Chen, Zhuo, Wiens, John J.

“…Acoustic communication is crucial to humans and many other tetrapods, including birds, frogs, crocodilians, and mammals. However, large-scale patterns in its…”
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How many species are there on Earth? Progress and problems by Wiens, John J

“…How many species exist on Earth? Projections range from millions to trillions. A 2011 paper in PLOS Biology provided a comprehensive estimate of 9 million…”
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Estimating Global Biodiversity: The Role of Cryptic Insect Species by Li, Xin, Wiens, John J

“…Abstract How many species are there on Earth and to what groups do these species belong? These fundamental questions span systematics, ecology, and…”
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A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes by Pyron, R Alexander, Burbrink, Frank T, Wiens, John J

“…The extant squamates (>9400 known species of lizards and snakes) are one of the most diverse and conspicuous radiations of terrestrial vertebrates, but no…”
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Rates of projected climate change dramatically exceed past rates of climatic niche evolution among vertebrate species by Quintero, Ignacio, Wiens, John J.

“…A key question in predicting responses to anthropogenic climate change is: how quickly can species adapt to different climatic conditions? Here, we take a…”
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What explains patterns of biodiversity across the Tree of Life?: New research is revealing the causes of the dramatic variation in species numbers across branches of the Tree of Life by Wiens, John J

“…A major challenge in biology is to explain why some groups have thousands or millions of species whereas others have few. Here, I review the causes of this…”
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Highly incomplete taxa can rescue phylogenetic analyses from the negative impacts of limited taxon sampling by Wiens, John J, Tiu, Jonathan

“…Phylogenies are essential to many areas of biology, but phylogenetic methods may give incorrect estimates under some conditions. A potentially common scenario…”
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Rates of change in climatic niches in plant and animal populations are much slower than projected climate change by Jezkova, Tereza, Wiens, John J.

“…Climate change may soon threaten much of global biodiversity. A critical question is: can species undergo niche shifts of sufficient speed and magnitude to…”
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Vast (but avoidable) underestimation of global biodiversity by Wiens, John J

“…Yet, simply counting the bacterial species among the 25 sampled ant species in that genus reveals 616 unique bacterial species, of which 539 appear to be…”
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Songs versus colours versus horns: what explains the diversity of sexually selected traits? by Wiens, John J., Tuschhoff, E.

“…ABSTRACT Papers on sexual selection often highlight the incredible diversity of sexually selected traits across animals. Yet, few studies have tried to explain…”
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How many species will Earth lose to climate change? by Wiens, John J., Zelinka, Joseph

“…Climate change may be an important threat to global biodiversity, potentially leading to the extinction of numerous species. But how many? There have been…”
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Species Delimitation: New Approaches for Discovering Diversity by Wiens, John J.

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A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians by Alexander Pyron, R., Wiens, John J.

“…[Display omitted] ► Large-scale molecular phylogenetic estimate for Amphibia. ► Based on 2871 species: 41 caecilians, 436 salamanders, and 2394 frogs. ►…”
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Diversification rates and species richness across the Tree of Life by Scholl, Joshua P., Wiens, John J.

“…Species richness varies dramatically among clades across the Tree of Life, by over a million-fold in some cases (e.g. placozoans versus arthropods). Two major…”
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How Does Climate Influence Speciation? by Hua, Xia, Wiens, John J.

“…Variation in climatic conditions over space and time is thought to be an important driver of speciation. However, the role of climate has not been explored in…”
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